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中文 Hello, I would like to enroll into your Russian Language Course A0-A1. I understand the course is online, I would like to know how many lessons per week is the course? And how many hours a week is each lesson? Thank You
The answer of Marina Lavrikova, Senior Vice-Rector for Academic Activities and Teaching Methods:
Dear AbdelRahman Mahmoud Ramy!
Thank you for your interest in additional educational programs of St. Petersburg State University.
In answer to your inquiry from 14.07.2024 I inform the following.
At St. Petersburg State University, for those wishing to study Russian, a number of additional educational programs has been developed and is being implemented, differing in the level of complexity and duration of study. The most popular additional educational program among foreign students is the program "Russian as a Foreign Language. General Course". The program has a modular structure and is used for foreign citizens with any level of Russian proficiency, including those who have not previously studied Russian. The main feature of the program is the opportunity to become involved in the learning process on any day throughout the year. The minimum period of study on the program "Russian as a Foreign Language. General Course" is 4 weeks, the maximum is 1 year. Classes are held in groups of 20 academic hours per week. One lesson includes 2 academic hours (1 academic hour is equal to 45 minutes). The cost of the minimum period (1 module) of study is 43 000 rubles.
At the moment there are no zero-level online groups. In-person classes for zero-level groups will start in September.
Please note that full-time training under the additional educational program can be taken by foreign students who have a study visa issued on the basis of an invitation from an educational institution. To enroll in program and issue an invitation, you need to fill in an application form on the SPbSU portal.
For more information about the program implemented, you can contact experts on educational and methodical work of the Center for Additional Educational Programs in the Field of Russian as a Foreign Language Natalia Kiselyova or Olesya Lashchevskaya by phone: +7 (812) 363–68–95 and e-mail: info@rlci.spbu.ru. You can also find the information on the section of the SPbSU portal "Programs 2023/2024 / The Russian Language for Foreigners" at.